Century Aluminum (CENX) Competitors

Kaiser Aluminum (NASDAQ:KALU) and Century Aluminum (NASDAQ:CENX) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk and earnings.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, KALU or CENX?

Century Aluminum has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Kaiser Aluminum. Kaiser Aluminum is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Century Aluminum, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kaiser Aluminum	$3.02B	0.41	$46.80M	$3.89	19.92
Century Aluminum	$2.22B	1.10	$336.80M	$1.16	22.46

Do analysts rate KALU or CENX?

Kaiser Aluminum presently has a consensus price target of $78.00, suggesting a potential upside of 0.66%. Century Aluminum has a consensus price target of $25.67, suggesting a potential downside of 1.47%. Given Kaiser Aluminum's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Kaiser Aluminum is more favorable than Century Aluminum.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kaiser Aluminum	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Century Aluminum	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.25

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of KALU or CENX?

99.3% of Kaiser Aluminum shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.6% of Century Aluminum shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Kaiser Aluminum shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Century Aluminum shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to KALU or CENX?

In the previous week, Century Aluminum had 20 more articles in the media than Kaiser Aluminum. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Century Aluminum and 4 mentions for Kaiser Aluminum. Kaiser Aluminum's average media sentiment score of 1.80 beat Century Aluminum's score of 1.05 indicating that Kaiser Aluminum is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kaiser Aluminum	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Century Aluminum	10 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is KALU or CENX more profitable?

Century Aluminum has a net margin of 4.94% compared to Kaiser Aluminum's net margin of 2.05%. Century Aluminum's return on equity of 18.02% beat Kaiser Aluminum's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kaiser Aluminum	2.05%	8.03%	2.41%
Century Aluminum	4.94%	18.02%	6.21%

Which has more risk & volatility, KALU or CENX?

Kaiser Aluminum has a beta of 1.54, indicating that its stock price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Century Aluminum has a beta of 2.55, indicating that its stock price is 155% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Century Aluminum beats Kaiser Aluminum on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.